GI Policy

The theme will outline
  • The strong need for evolving GI Policies as well as the roles and responsibilities of the different stakeholders in doing so
  • Participation by an exclusive group of senior professionals from multinational geospatial industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, academic sector, multilateral agencies and policy makers, professional societies and end-users, who will debate upon the suggested ideas, understand each other's roles, responsibilities and needs
Date: 15th May, 2013
Hall: Leeuwen Room 1
Time: 1330 – 1800 hrs

0900 – 1100 hrs - Session 1
  Chairperson
Arup Dasgupta
Managing Editor
Geospatial World
Geospatial Media and Communications
India
Speakers
Prof. Dawn Wright
Chief Scientist
Esri
USA
Presentation
Dr. Márta Nagy-Rothengass
Head of Unit "Data Value
Chain", EC DG CONNECT European Commission
Belgium
Abstract
Prof Robert Barr OBE CGeog
FRGS, FRSA
Pear Trees
UK
Abstract | Presentation
Dirk van Barneveld
Senior Policy Advisor
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
The Netherlands
Abstract | Presentation
Ed Parsons
Geospatial Technologist
Google
United Kingdom
Szymon Lewandowski
European Commission DG Communications Networks
Content and Technology
Presentation
Panel Discussion
1530 – 1600 hrs - Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition
1600 – 1800 hrs - Session 2
Henk Hoff
Board Member
OpenStreetMap Foundation
The Netherlands
Presentation
Valéria Araújo
Institutional Relations / Executive Secretary
IBGE / CP-IDEA
Brazil / Américas
Abstract | Bio | Presentation
Ray Clore
Senior Advisor for GNSS Issues
Office of Space and Advanced Technology
U.S. Department of State
Abstract | Presentation
Panel discussion and Session Round up